Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Platte 
Sheridan 
Sublette 
Sweetwater 
Teton 
Uinta 
Washakie 
Weston 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
229 
260 
147 
64 
65 
92 
87 
92 
2007 
203 
209 
91 
69 
53 
115 
102 
89 
Any 
2012 
276 
442 
251 
191 
89 
223 
122 
172 
2007 
284 
390 
275 
175 
127 
229 
112 
148 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
49 
110 
43 
22 
13 
16 
13 
25 
2007 
33 
69 
47 
15 
32 
36 
13 
18 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
34 
28 
14 
7 
11 
6 
25 
2007 
28 
32 
27 
13 
7 
13 
10 
18 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
47 
60 
45 
28 
12 
46 
13 
28 
2007 
50 
61 
57 
33 
14 
40 
23 
27 
200 days or more 
2012 
163 
238 
135 
127 
57 
150 
90 
94 
2007 
173 
228 
144 
114 
74 
140 
66 
85 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
16 
11 
17 
9 
10 
19 
3 
2007 
20 
29 
15 
2 
13 
7 
3 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
47 
13 
10 
2 
16 
11 
6 
2007 
27 
47 
24 
29 
3 
18 
13 
7 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
68 
96 
69 
43 
33 
46 
27 
37 
2007 
64 
87 
77 
25 
20 
59 
38 
42 
10 years or more 
2012 
387 
543 
305 
185 
110 
243 
152 
218 
2007 
376 
436 
250 
188 
144 
260 
160 
182 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.2 
20.2 
19.9 
19.1 
19.7 
21.9 
19.3 
23.5 
2007 
22.1 
20.1 
18.2 
21.4 
22.1 
23.0 
20.7 
22.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
13 
10 
16 
9 
3 
15 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
40 
8 
10 
2 
18 
9 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
46 
73 
59 
41 
26 
27 
25 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
441 
576 
321 
188 
117 
267 
160 
231 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.7 
23.0 
22.7 
21.4 
21.9 
23.9 
21.9 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
6 
. 
6 
. 
2 
. 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
10 
15 
14 
9 
4 
17 
13 
6 
2007 
10 
32 
13 
38 
2 
19 
7 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
50 
62 
50 
41 
16 
15 
12 
26 
2007 
40 
46 
43 
20 
10 
31 
29 
46 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
89 
135 
78 
43 
22 
80 
56 
53 
2007 
135 
160 
127 
49 
47 
118 
55 
60 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
92 
125 
60 
57 
30 
67 
32 
46 
2007 
75 
129 
59 
40 
38 
43 
36 
46 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
82 
155 
58 
42 
24 
61 
38 
64 
2007 
68 
77 
50 
29 
32 
48 
22 
13 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
70 
94 
72 
22 
24 
42 
20 
31 
2007 
68 
63 
23 
24 
26 
23 
28 
15 
70 years and over 
2012 
112 
116 
60 
41 
28 
33 
36 
38 
2007 
90 
92 
51 
44 
25 
61 
35 
50 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
59.4 
57.9 
56.6 
58.4 
57.2 
57.3 
58.9 
2007 
59.0 
57.3 
55.7 
55.4 
58.7 
56.6 
56.6 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
393 
544 
316 
203 
124 
235 
151 
182 
2007 
303 
405 
252 
138 
133 
219 
158 
132 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
33 
39 
38 
3 
5 
13 
4 
12 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
64 
215 
145 
50 
49 
69 
82 
87 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
65 
22 
21 
28 
14 
21 
4 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
19 
4 
1 
5 
- 
26 
16 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
75 
53 
29 
59 
11 
43 
29 
23 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
218 
181 
85 
85 
29 
91 
12 
74 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
10 
6 
- 
10 
5 
1 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
9 
1 
- 
14 
1 
1 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
486 
679 
358 
245 
126 
295 
203 
253 
acres, 2012 
1,187,584 
1,209,562 
669,734 
1,577,820 
25,308 
492,015 
325,639 
1,205,642 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
43 
60 
47 
23 
42 
36 
23 
20 
acres, 2012 
148,249 
144,382 
88,925 
163,683 
22,969 
237,885 
60,626 
100,341 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
380 
576 
254 
202 
105 
249 
155 
215 
2007 
405 
475 
262 
200 
117 
292 
138 
193 
acres, 2012 
728,254 
598,500 
312,787 
(D) 
14,991 
262,751 
126,071 
663,468 
2007 
825,860 
555,454 
249,792 
(D) 
20,461 
264,364 
(D) 
700,632 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
68 
51 
56 
21 
19 
33 
16 
22 
2007 
40 
68 
31 
21 
13 
40 
30 
19 
acres, 2012 
179,771 
109,509 
132,274 
48,987 
8,958 
89,322 
82,724 
203,013 
2007 
162,075 
188,144 
39,540 
24,983 
5,746 
117,130 
86,137 
146,557 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
42 
50 
46 
18 
14 
14 
26 
23 
2007 
37 
44 
43 
19 
13 
6 
40 
25 
acres, 2012 
309,920 
547,041 
198,436 
291,211 
4,729 
141,916 
92,362 
415,617 
2007 
317,413 
360,635 
255,982 
202,107 
20,643 
228,245 
155,814 
481,105 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
13 
- 
7 
5 
3 
1 
2007 
- 
3 
6 
- 
9 
2 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
2,160 
2,060 
88,592 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
30,719 
- 
1,129 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
22 
29 
14 
9 
14 
9 
3 
2007 
5 
9 
24 
4 
28 
4 
4 
- 
acres, 2012 
4,225 
47,728 
45,427 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,817 
(D) 
23,256 
(D) 
4,951 
(D) 
(D) 
328 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
